Beams Stolen From Construction Site

BOCA RATONDELRAY BEACH — Aluminum beams valued at almost $2,000 were stolen last weekend from the bridge construction site on Palmetto Park Road at the Intracoastal Waterway, police said.

Four of the beams were 14 feet long and seven more were 12 feet long, police said. None was secured.

PURSES SNATCHED FROM TWO WOMEN

Police are seeking a possible witness to a purse-snatching that occurred Wednesday evening in a parking lot in the 4100 block of North Federal Highway.

A man grabbed the woman`s purse as she crossed the parking lot. The man jumped into a waiting car, police said. The purse contained $200, a $20 pair of earrings and personal items.

Anyone with information about the robbery should call Boca Raton Police Detective Gary Kaufman at 395-1161.

In another incident, a woman`s purse was snatched Wednesday evening as she crossed a parking lot in the 5900 block of North Federal Highway, police said.

The thief grabbed the woman`s purse, jumped into a car and sped off, police said. The purse, worth $50, contained $190 cash, a $75 pen and personal items.A man with a blanket over his head walked into a house in the 300 block of Northwest First Street and stole about $100 from the man who lives there. Police said the man entered the home at about 3 a.m. Wednesday. He used strong language, according to the victim. Police said the man took about $100 from the victim`s pocket before leaving.

BOYS ARRESTED IN THEFT OF CAR KEYS

Three boys were arrested Wednesday after they were identified by a witness as the thieves who stole car keys from two used-car dealers.

The boys, who were about 13 or 14, stole about a half dozen keys from Fleet Leasing on Southeast Fifth Avenue and Beach Cars on South Federal Highway.Approximately 50 Rhapis palm trees were taken from Distinctive Palms Nursery, 305 S. 153rd Road in Delray Beach, sometime between Saturday morning and Tuesday afternoon, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff`s Office report.

The trees are valued at $100 each. A push cart valued at $295 also was taken, the report said.

BARKING DOG SCARES OFF INTRUDER

A homeowner in the 8000 block of Cedar Hollow Lane, west of Boca Raton, awoke to the sound of his dog barking at 2 a.m. Thursday. When he went to investigate, he found the front door open and a window screen cut, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff`s Office report.

The deputies tracked the suspected burglar to a model home farther down Cedar Hollow Lane where they found the window open and mud on the walls, but no one was found, the report said. Nothing was taken from either home, according to the report.